This soldier was my Great Uncle. Unfortunately he was killed in action at the very young age of 21, so I cannot recount any personal stories about him. However, back in the 1960's I remember my parents taking my sister and I to visit the grave which was about 50 years since his passing. Last year I suggested to my son, Simon Dawes, that we should visit the grave because a 100 years had passed. When we got there we discovered that we had just missed two other members of the family who had made a similar pilgrimage from Scotland. We were so disappointed to miss them by a matter of a few minutes! If any members of the family want to get in touch, I can be contacted at: rlgdawes@hotmail.com.

Robert Dawes